Management of Diabetic Patients With Neuropathic Osteoarthropathy (Charcot Foot) : Descriptive Study in Diabetic-foot Centers

Management of Diabetic Patients With Neuropathic Osteoarthropathy (Charcot Foot) : Descriptive Study in Diabetic-foot Centers.

Despite the prominence of diabetes prevalence (more than 8% of the world population in 2012) and its expected increase in the next 15 years, Charcot foot remains a widely unknown diabetes complication. At this day, there is no national guidelines about diagnosis and treatment of this complication, which is known to alter life quality and to increase risk of foot ulceration and mortality in diabetics. Through this descriptive multicentric study, we will investigate the Charcot foot cares in diabetic-foot centers in France and Belgium.

Inclusion Criteria:

• The patient has received written information about the study and did not oppose to participate
• The patient is affiliated to a health insurance programme
• The patient is at least 18 years old
• The patient is admitted to hospitalization or consultation
• The patient is diagnosed with type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus
• The patient is diagnosed with acute or chronic osteo-neuroarthropathy

Exclusion Criteria:

• The patient participates in another interventional study
• The patient refuses to participate